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| recmate@aol.com 2005-07-24, 3:51 am |
| I don't notice the final national vote totals anywhere, so here they
are. Will post a regional breakdown at www.checkmate.us as soon as I
can.
Bill Goichberg 3941
Greg Shahade 3694
Joel Channing 3358
Robert Tanner 3179
Elizabeth Shaughnessy 1638
Randy Bauer 1591
Steve Shutt 1194
Sam Sloan 1064
George John 1059
Bill Goichberg
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| politikalhack@gmail.com 2005-07-24, 3:51 am |
| Very impressive! Congratulations to you and to the other members of
the winning slate.
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| Sam Sloan 2005-07-24, 3:51 am |
| On 22 Jul 2005 19:04:04 -0700, "politikalhack@gmail.com"
<politikalhack@gmail.com> wrote:
quote:
>Very impressive! Congratulations to you and to the other members of
>the winning slate.
Yes. And thanks for dumping that chess match to me, which helped seal
the defeat of the Success Team.
Sam Sloan
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| Angelo DePalma 2005-07-24, 3:51 am |
| Congratulations to the winners.
Stan Booz, now who was that insider who had a scoop on these results a few
weeks back?
<recmate@aol.com> wrote in message
news:1122083357.573691.175460@z14g2000cwz.googlegroups.com...
quote:
>I don't notice the final national vote totals anywhere, so here they
> are. Will post a regional breakdown at www.checkmate.us as soon as I
> can.
>
> Bill Goichberg 3941
> Greg Shahade 3694
> Joel Channing 3358
> Robert Tanner 3179
> Elizabeth Shaughnessy 1638
> Randy Bauer 1591
> Steve Shutt 1194
> Sam Sloan 1064
> George John 1059
>
> Bill Goichberg
>
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| Tyrone Slothrop 2005-07-24, 3:51 am |
| Hurray! Congratulations to the Dream Team of Bill Goichberg, Joel
Channing and Robert Tanner, and its honorary member Greg Shahade! A
job well done!
America's chessplayers are looking forward to some new leadership and
direction. I (and obviously a large number of voters) look forward to
a Goichberg USCF Presidency.
If we may ask however, that now that you have an EB majority with Don
Schultz, we are hoping for less infighting and more production on the
EB of USCF. - And let's do something clever in Crossville! Building a
custom USCF building might not be so clever, but moving back to New
Windsor would simply be ridiculous at this point. New Windsor is done
and gone. The USCF needs to look forward now.
And my final words are, don't forget the lessons of history as you get
started with your work. Don't forget that you are on the EB for the
USCF members. Don't forget who elected you! The Beatriz Marinello board
also started out with so much fanfare and promise...
recmate@aol.com wrote:
quote:
> I don't notice the final national vote totals anywhere, so here they
> are. Will post a regional breakdown at www.checkmate.us as soon as I
> can.
>
> Bill Goichberg 3941
> Greg Shahade 3694
> Joel Channing 3358
> Robert Tanner 3179
> Elizabeth Shaughnessy 1638
> Randy Bauer 1591
> Steve Shutt 1194
> Sam Sloan 1064
> George John 1059
>
> Bill Goichberg
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| Tyrone Slothrop 2005-07-24, 3:51 am |
| Hurray! Congratulations to the Dream Team of Bill Goichberg, Joel
Channing and Robert Tanner, and its honorary member Greg Shahade! A
job well done!
America's chessplayers are looking forward to some new leadership and
direction. I (and obviously a large number of voters) look forward to
a Goichberg USCF Presidency.
If we may ask however, that now that you have an EB majority with Don
Schultz, we are hoping for less infighting and more production on the
EB of USCF. - And let's do something clever in Crossville! Building a
custom USCF building might not be so clever, but moving back to New
Windsor would simply be ridiculous at this point. New Windsor is done
and gone. The USCF needs to look forward now.
And my final words are, don't forget the lessons of history as you get
started with your work. Don't forget that you are on the EB for the
USCF members. Don't forget who elected you! The Beatriz Marinello board
also started out with so much fanfare and promise...
recmate@aol.com wrote:
quote:
> I don't notice the final national vote totals anywhere, so here they
> are. Will post a regional breakdown at www.checkmate.us as soon as I
> can.
>
> Bill Goichberg 3941
> Greg Shahade 3694
> Joel Channing 3358
> Robert Tanner 3179
> Elizabeth Shaughnessy 1638
> Randy Bauer 1591
> Steve Shutt 1194
> Sam Sloan 1064
> George John 1059
>
> Bill Goichberg
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| George John 2005-07-24, 3:51 am |
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recmate@aol.com wrote:
quote:
> I don't notice the final national vote totals anywhere, so here they
> are. Will post a regional breakdown at www.checkmate.us as soon as I
> can.
>
> Bill Goichberg 3941
> Greg Shahade 3694
> Joel Channing 3358
> Robert Tanner 3179
Bill,
Congratulations on your victory. I wish you and the new Board the very
best of success.
I have updated my Web copy of an Excel spreadsheet of the results. It
shows raw counts, percentage results, and rankings, by candidate,
region, and all. I hope some of you will find it of interest.
http://georgejohn.bcentralhost.com/...ess/Results.htm
Best regards,
George John
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| Tyrone Slothrop 2005-07-24, 3:51 am |
| Very impressive indeed. The entire incumbent slate was defeated by
such a landslide margin that is very clear the USCF members are tired
of business as usual, tired of the policies of the existing EB
majority, tired of the rhetoric, tired of Natrol, and are ready for a
major change. I hope that the newest members of the EB will use this
voter goodwill as a force for good and not evil.
I've tried to stay quiet during this campaign to not add to the at
times way overblown rhetoric, but now that it is over, I will comment.
This result shows me that USCF voters are able to look past the
rhetoric and talk, to see the candidates for what they are.
politikalhack@gmail.com wrote:
quote:
> Very impressive! Congratulations to you and to the other members of
> the winning slate.
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| George John 2005-07-24, 3:51 am |
| I posted the following (see below) at www.chessninja.com on the 19th.
I meant to post the same messsage on rgcp, but it seems I didn't, so I
am doing so now.
Best regards,
George John
**********************************************************
Now that the deadline (July 19) has passed for receiving ballots in the
2005 USCF Executive Board election, and the campaign is over, I would
like to thank everyone who participated in the process, either by
discussing the issues, asking questions, making suggestions, and
casting your votes.
I would additionally like to thank everyone who supported me either
publicly or privately. Some of you offered very kind words of support.
Others posed good questions and suggestions. All were appreciated.
Regardless whether I win or lose, I'm glad I ran. I hope I added
constructively to the debate, and some of my ideas will have helped
stimulate positive action. I will continue as an active chess
volunteer, and expect to attend the annual meeting in Phoenix. If you
plan to attend, I hope to see you there.
I wish the best to all, especially good chess.
Best regards,
George John
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| recmate@aol.com 2005-07-24, 3:51 am |
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George John wrote:
quote:
> recmate@aol.com wrote:
>
> Bill,
>
> Congratulations on your victory. I wish you and the new Board the very
> best of success.
Thank you, George! I look forward to seeing you in Phoenix and
discussing ideas for the promotion of USCF. Hope you will be
interested in continuing or better, expanding your committee work under
the new Board.
quote:
>
> I have updated my Web copy of an Excel spreadsheet of the results. It
> shows raw counts, percentage results, and rankings, by candidate,
> region, and all. I hope some of you will find it of interest.
>
> http://georgejohn.bcentralhost.com/...ess/Results.htm
>
Very well done, thanks!
Bill Goichberg
quote:
> Best regards,
>
> George John
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| Sam Sloan 2005-07-24, 3:51 am |
| On 23 Jul 2005 05:36:36 -0700, recmate@aol.com wrote:
quote:
>
>
>George John wrote:
>
>Thank you, George! I look forward to seeing you in Phoenix and
>discussing ideas for the promotion of USCF. Hope you will be
>interested in continuing or better, expanding your committee work under
>the new Board.
OK. But be sure to check this guy's photo ID, to find out what his
real name is.
We do not want any more fake people serving on committees.
Sam Sloan
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| Sam Sloan 2005-07-24, 3:51 am |
| On 22 Jul 2005 22:22:04 -0700, "George John" <george@neosoft.com>
wrote:
quote:
>Bill,
>
>Congratulations on your victory. I wish you and the new Board the very
>best of success.
>
>I have updated my Web copy of an Excel spreadsheet of the results. It
>shows raw counts, percentage results, and rankings, by candidate,
>region, and all. I hope some of you will find it of interest.
>
>http://georgejohn.bcentralhost.com/...ess/Results.htm
>
>Best regards,
>
>George John
Actually, George John has done an excellent job with this chart, and I
thank him for this.
It is easy to study the election results and try to draw some
conclusions.
For example, I score almost exactly 20% in every state or region of
the country. I am the only candidate who consistently polls the same
amount in every state, except for some mysterious reason I jump up to
27% in Utah and Wyoming.
I am trying to figure out why I did better there. Perhaps the
opponents did not send campaign mailings to those states.
By contrast, Steve Shutt scores about the same as me in most states,
except that he jumps up to 45% in the region where Crossville is
located. Steve Shutt has consistently supported the move to
Crossville, which explains why he would do well there. Steve Shutt
also did well in Texas, but that is because George John carried the
Success Team to victory in that state. Steve Shutt scored badly in the
Pacific Northwest, with only 10% of the vote. One wonders why they do
not like him up there.
Sam Sloan
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| recmate@aol.com 2005-07-24, 3:51 am |
|
Tyrone Slothrop wrote:
quote:
> Hurray! Congratulations to the Dream Team of Bill Goichberg, Joel
> Channing and Robert Tanner, and its honorary member Greg Shahade! A
> job well done!
Thank you!
quote:
>
> America's chessplayers are looking forward to some new leadership and
> direction. I (and obviously a large number of voters) look forward to
> a Goichberg USCF Presidency.
The new Board hasn't yet discussed officers (or anything else). My
experience as ED leads me to believe that I can do a good job as
President, but I will not be devastated if the Board selects someone
else.
quote:
>
> If we may ask however, that now that you have an EB majority with Don
> Schultz, we are hoping for less infighting and more production on the
> EB of USCF.
I will be shocked and disappointed if the Board engages in political
infighting. The season for politics is over, and I believe that the
new Board members are eager to get to work at continuing and expanding
recent USCF progress.
- And let's do something clever in Crossville! Building a
quote:
> custom USCF building might not be so clever, but moving back to New
> Windsor would simply be ridiculous at this point. New Windsor is done
> and gone. The USCF needs to look forward now.
>
I agree.
quote:
> And my final words are, don't forget the lessons of history as you get
> started with your work. Don't forget that you are on the EB for the
> USCF members. Don't forget who elected you! The Beatriz Marinello board
> also started out with so much fanfare and promise...
>
Yes, we have seen several Boards during the past decade start off with
great promise, only to ultimately disappoint. I have many
disagreements with Beatriz regarding how she handled things, especially
during the past year, but she and Tim Hanke deserve credit for their
leadership in the summer of 2003, when USCF almost had to close its
doors. I hope Beatriz and Tim will be constructive participants on the
new Board.
Bill Goichberg
[vbcol=seagreen]
>
> recmate@aol.com wrote:
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| George John 2005-07-24, 3:51 am |
|
recmate@aol.com wrote:
Bill,
[SNIP]
quote:
> Thank you, George! I look forward to seeing you in Phoenix
> and discussing ideas for the promotion of USCF.
As I am, too.
quote:
> Hope you will be
> interested in continuing or better, expanding your committee work under
> the new Board.
After my term as the Texas Chess Association President ends in early
September, I will have much more free time, and would be more than
happy to work on one or more Executive Board advisory committees.
[SNIP]
Best regards,
George John
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| PeteCasso 2005-07-24, 3:51 am |
| This crap belongs to rgcp only, do not cross-post to other groups
"Sam Sloan" <sloan@ishipress.com> wrote in message
news:42e23d71.4872187@ca.news.verio.net...
quote:
> On 22 Jul 2005 22:22:04 -0700, "George John" <george@neosoft.com>
> wrote:
>
>
> Actually, George John has done an excellent job with this chart, and I
> thank him for this.
>
> It is easy to study the election results and try to draw some
> conclusions.
>
> For example, I score almost exactly 20% in every state or region of
> the country. I am the only candidate who consistently polls the same
> amount in every state, except for some mysterious reason I jump up to
> 27% in Utah and Wyoming.
>
> I am trying to figure out why I did better there. Perhaps the
> opponents did not send campaign mailings to those states.
>
> By contrast, Steve Shutt scores about the same as me in most states,
> except that he jumps up to 45% in the region where Crossville is
> located. Steve Shutt has consistently supported the move to
> Crossville, which explains why he would do well there. Steve Shutt
> also did well in Texas, but that is because George John carried the
> Success Team to victory in that state. Steve Shutt scored badly in the
> Pacific Northwest, with only 10% of the vote. One wonders why they do
> not like him up there.
>
> Sam Sloan
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| Ed Gaillard 2005-07-24, 3:51 am |
| In article <1122083357.573691.175460@z14g2000cwz.googlegroups.com>,
<recmate@aol.com> wrote:
quote:
>I don't notice the final national vote totals anywhere, so here they
>are. Will post a regional breakdown at www.checkmate.us as soon as I
>can.
>
>Bill Goichberg 3941
>Greg Shahade 3694
>Joel Channing 3358
>Robert Tanner 3179
Lovely. The return of the Don & Bill Show. I expect them to be just
as effective as they were the last time. Therefore, I confidently
predict that by January 1, 2008, USCF will be bankrupt, or will have
already dissolved.
The only question is, will they choose one of the obvious blunders
(moving the USCF back out of Crossville, or bringing B&E back
in-house), or will they find some new way to return to 6-figure annual
losses?
I'm guessing they pick one of the obvious fatal blunders; either way,
it's time to start planning for the post-USCF world.
-ed g.
--
Caissa have mercy on a miserable patzer: http://altergoniff.blogspot.com
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| Louis Blair 2005-07-24, 3:51 am |
| Bill Goichberg wrote (22 Jul 2005 18:49:17 -0700):
quote:
> Bill Goichberg 3941
> Greg Shahade 3694
> Joel Channing 3358
> Robert Tanner 3179
> Elizabeth Shaughnessy 1638
> Randy Bauer 1591
> Steve Shutt 1194
> Sam Sloan 1064
> George John 1059
Angelo DePalma wrote (Fri, 22 Jul 2005 23:31:24 -0400)
quote:
> Stan Booz, now who was that insider who
> had a scoop on these results a few weeks
> back?
_
"An unnamed source who is usually
reliable alleges that so far Schutt
and Bauer are leading by a wide margin.
Shaughnessy comes next, then somewhat
further down Channing, Shahade, and
Tanner are neck and neck. In the final
tier are Goichberg, Sloan, and John."
- StanB (Wed, 8 Jun 2005 14:25:15 -0400)
Is StanB going to tell us that he was posting
another of his jokes?
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| Jason Repa 2005-07-24, 7:08 am |
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"PeteCasso" <petecasso@sympatico.ca> wrote in message
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quote:
> This crap belongs to rgcp only, do not cross-post to other groups
Shut up Casso. You're not the moderator of this group.
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| Jason Repa 2005-07-24, 7:08 am |
| Jason Repa wrote:
quote:
> "PeteCasso" <petecasso@sympatico.ca> wrote in message
> news:0MsEe.11799$je2.1236115@news20.bellglobal.com...
>
>
>
> Shut up Casso. You're not the moderator of this group.
>
>
Shut up, Repa. You're not Repa.
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| Jason Repa 2005-07-24, 7:08 am |
|
"Jason Repa" <gamer*remove*_08@shaw.ca> wrote in message
news:1122154535.405313@athnrd02...
quote:
> Jason Repa wrote:
> Shut up, Repa. You're not Repa.
More fun and games from the resident homo and my biggest fan: Matt Nemmers.
Mr. Nemmers is so obsessed with me that he loves to post using my name.
Nemmers, do you really think there is a single person that doesn't know that
this, and the "repabot" id are you?
The real Jason Repa only posts from shawnews of ip address 24.78.xxx.xxx
or from jasonrepa at gmail.com All others are fakes.
Jason Repa
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| Jason Repa 2005-07-24, 7:08 am |
| Jason Repa wrote:
quote:
> "Jason Repa" <gamer*remove*_08@shaw.ca> wrote in message
> news:1122154535.405313@athnrd02...
>
>
>
>
> More fun and games from the resident homo and my biggest fan: Matt Nemmers.
> Mr. Nemmers is so obsessed with me that he loves to post using my name.
> Nemmers, do you really think there is a single person that doesn't know that
> this, and the "repabot" id are you?
>
> The real Jason Repa only posts from shawnews of ip address 24.78.xxx.xxx
> or from jasonrepa at gmail.com All others are fakes.
>
> Jason Repa
Repabot and Nemmers are two people who DO know that Repabot and Nemmers
are not the same person.
You have not explained why a shawnews IP address is conclusive evidence
that you are posting and why ip addresses don't prove that Nemmers and
Repabot are two different people.
You can't slice and dice, Jason. You can't have it both ways. You said
IP addresses don't prove anything, and now you're using yours to try to
prove something. This is why you can't begin to fathom how illogical you
were being yesterday about it all.
I'll tell you what. I'll keep running around posting different things,
and you can chase after me, replying with the same old post over and
over again. Let's see who gets bored first!
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| Jason Repa 2005-07-24, 7:08 am |
| Jason Repa wrote:
quote:
> You can't slice and dice, Jason. You can't have it both ways. You said
> IP addresses don't prove anything, and now you're using yours to try to
> prove something.
I hasten to add that I KNEW you would offer information you had
previously said could easily be faked. That's why I'm posting like this.
See? YOU'RE the 'bot. I push your button, and you dance. I push your
button, and the knee starts jerking.
Let's see who tires of this first, Mr Marionette.
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| Jason Repa 2005-07-24, 7:08 am |
|
"Jason Repa" <gamer*remove*_08@shaw.ca> wrote in message
news:1122160897.429056@athnrd02...
quote:
> Jason Repa wrote:
>
>
> I hasten to add that I KNEW you would offer information you had previously
> said could easily be faked. That's why I'm posting like this. See? YOU'RE
> the 'bot. I push your button, and you dance. I push your button, and the
> knee starts jerking.
>
> Let's see who tires of this first, Mr Marionette.
Oh, i'm not playing your little games Nemmers. I'm just making sure that
everyone here knows that you're running around posting under my name like
the true obsessive fan you are. Seriously buddy....go find a gay usenet
where you can meet a guy who shares your sexual preference. This is a chess
usenet. Go play with your new anal probe you've been bragging about
queerbox.
Jason Repa (all my postings are from either shawnews at: 24.78.xxx.xxx or
from jasonrepa AT gmail.com NO EXCEPTIONS.
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| Jason Repa 2005-07-24, 7:08 am |
| Jason Repa wrote:
quote:
> "Jason Repa" <gamer*remove*_08@shaw.ca> wrote in message
> news:1122160897.429056@athnrd02...
>
>
>
> Oh, i'm not playing your little games Nemmers. I'm just making sure that
> everyone here knows that you're running around posting under my name like
> the true obsessive fan you are. Seriously buddy....go find a gay usenet
> where you can meet a guy who shares your sexual preference. This is a chess
> usenet. Go play with your new anal probe you've been bragging about
> queerbox.
I'll go find a gay usenet if I can post as you! How's that? Is it a
deal? I'll leave you here to have the serious discussions you're
renowned for, and I'll post all over usenet, exactly as I'm posting now.
You ARE playing my little games! Tell me why your IP address proves
anything and why mine doesn't! I'm waiting! Tell me!
HA!
Jason Repa
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| Matt Nemmers 2005-07-24, 7:08 am |
| XXXX off PeteCasso! I will cut your balls off and feed them to my cat!
Matt
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| Jason Repa 2005-07-24, 7:08 am |
| Matt Nemmers wrote:
quote:
> XXXX off PeteCasso! I will cut your balls off and feed them to my cat!
>
> Matt
>
Nemmers, you impolite ninny! You forgot sign off with "Regards", the way
you always do!
Silly boy! I'm going to have come down there and give you a wittle
spanking neither of us will ever forget.
*Wink, wink, wink*
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| bsanders0001@hotmail.com 2005-07-24, 7:08 am |
| "George John" <george@....com> wrote in message
news:1122097444.015109.151940@f14g2000cwb.googlegroups.com...
[SNIP]
quote:
> ... I'm glad I ran. I hope I added
> constructively to the debate, and some of my ideas will have helped
> stimulate positive action. I will continue as an active chess
> volunteer...
That's good to see, as is the good working relationship with Mr.
Goichberg demonstrated elsewhere in this thread. I did not vote for you
this time as I wanted to give Mr. Goichberg the team he wanted - they
will not be able to blame factionalism if they fail. I thought most of
the candidates were competent and you certainly are a class act on
RGCP; I look forward to voting for you in the next EB election.
| |
| Sam Sloan 2005-07-25, 6:46 am |
| At 12:49 PM 7/25/2005 +0800, Fidelis wrote:
quote:
>Gentlemen,
>
> I have met Tim Hanke and regard him as a brilliant, well-read man.
>His article on the 1992 Fischer-Spassky match was the finest chess magazine
>article that I have ever read, alas. It was a tactile evocation of a moment
>and a place, though it is said he got the story about the toilet seat wrong.
>
> Unlike Sam, I hope Tim does NOT go to Iraq because he will not be
>fighting for America and its interests there. In fact, nearly quite
>directly the opposite.
I agree that Tim Hanke is a very good writer. His articles on the 1999
FIDE World Championship in Las Vegas were excellent. Unfortunately,
the USCF trashed them and they were never published. I am almost the
only person who ever read them.
Just because Hanke is a good writer does not mean that he is a good
thinker. Some of his artcles about chess politics have been the most
asinine, ridiculous things ever written.
When Hanke ran for Executive Board in 2003, he advocated the
following:
1. Expel all scholastic members from the USCF.
2. Stop the publication of Chess Life magazine.
3. Get rid of the books and equipment business
4. Withdraw from FIDE.
5. Run only the rating system, as that is the only thing that makes
money.
Hanke also wrote that he was running only as a way to force the USCF
to sell his Chess Politics Trivia Game on a drop-ship basis.
It seemed that his election campaign was a parody, kind of a joke that
nobody could or should take seriously.
I have spoken to several people who have said that they voted for
Hanke only because they thought that he was Hanken, the well known
California Chess Journalist. I believe that these mistakes provided
Hanke's margin of victory.
Sam Sloan
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| The Historian 2005-07-25, 8:38 pm |
|
Ed Gaillard wrote:
quote:
> In article <1122083357.573691.175460@z14g2000cwz.googlegroups.com>,
> <recmate@aol.com> wrote:
>
> Lovely. The return of the Don & Bill Show. I expect them to be just
> as effective as they were the last time. Therefore, I confidently
> predict that by January 1, 2008, USCF will be bankrupt, or will have
> already dissolved.
>
> The only question is, will they choose one of the obvious blunders
> (moving the USCF back out of Crossville, or bringing B&E back
> in-house), or will they find some new way to return to 6-figure annual
> losses?
I think probably a combination of the three. Perhaps USCF will suddenly
need to move to Palm Beach Gardens, bring B&E back in-house, and hire a
ChessDon buddy to start cooking the books again.
quote:
> I'm guessing they pick one of the obvious fatal blunders; either way,
> it's time to start planning for the post-USCF world.
>
> -ed g.
Agreed.
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| George John 2005-07-25, 8:39 pm |
|
bsanders0001@hotmail.com wrote:
[SNIP]
quote:
> That's good to see, as is the good working relationship with Mr.
> Goichberg demonstrated elsewhere in this thread. I did not vote for you
> this time as I wanted to give Mr. Goichberg the team he wanted - they
> will not be able to blame factionalism if they fail. I thought most of
> the candidates were competent and you certainly are a class act on
> RGCP; I look forward to voting for you in the next EB election.
Thank you for the kind words! Good sportsmanship and putting the
interests of the organization and membership first makes it essential
that campaign opponents work together after the election is over.
I hope some time in the future I will be able to take you up on your
offer to vote for me. -smile-
Best regards,
George John
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| Sam Sloan 2005-07-26, 8:33 pm |
| On 25 Jul 2005 07:43:12 -0700, "George John" <george@neosoft.com>
wrote:
quote:
>bsanders0001@hotmail.com wrote:
>
>[SNIP]
>
>
>Thank you for the kind words! Good sportsmanship and putting the
>interests of the organization and membership first makes it essential
>that campaign opponents work together after the election is over.
>
>I hope some time in the future I will be able to take you up on your
>offer to vote for me. -smile-
>
>Best regards,
>
>George John
Jeez! Do you mean that we will have to go through this again?
I would have thought that you had enough of this.
However, the next time, no more Mr. Nice Guy.
Sam Sloan
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| George John 2005-07-26, 8:33 pm |
| Sam Sloan wrote:
[SNIP]
quote:
> Jeez! Do you mean that we will have to go through this again?
This is likely what many if not most think when they see that a certain
candidate is running *again* for the Executive Board (one who ran and
lost in 1999, 2001, 2003, 2004, and 2005).
quote:
> However, the next time, no more Mr. Nice Guy.
If lies, distortions, fabrications, misinformation, and pure fictions
were to move into the pages of "Chess Life" for example, a candidate
might become motivated to disclose certain facts about an opponent such
as:
1) adult felony criminal record in detail
2) securities license history
3) law suit history and the resulting economic impact to the
organization
It might be tempting to disclose some Website URL's and choice quotes
from Usenet, but I would not wish that on any reader of "Chess Life".
I take comfort that a certain candidate who has run in every OMOV
campaign has shown a significant decline in each election as follows:
2003 41%
2004 29%
2005 21%
If the above is weighted by the chances of a ballot having a randomly
cast vote for a candidate, the result is roughly (assuming my logic and
math is correct), the actual versus random result is:
2003 82% ( 41% / 50%, 3 slots for 6 candidates )
2004 88% ( 29% / 33%, 2 slots for 6 candidates )
2005 48% ( 21% / 44%, 4 slots for 9 candidates )
Fringe candidates tend to do better in lower turnout events. The
number of ballots cast were roughly as follows:
2003 1770
2004 1300
2005 5181+
These numbers correlate positively to the weighted numbers.
I think someone expressed it well when he said the following:
"Sloan and George are like opposites. The more people know about George
the more likely he is to get their vote (hence the large Texas vote).
The more people know about Sloan the less likely he is to get their
vote. Fact is many people really don't know anything about Sloan other
than his candidate's statements this year and perhaps the one or 2 from
last year."
In Texas an effort was made to inform the voters about Sam Sloan.
Unfortunately, we were able to reach only about two-thirds of them by
mail. Nevertheless, the results of Region X showed Sam Sloan finishing
a distant 9th behind all other candidates.
And, it is true that many of the voters know me well in Texas. Since
1996 I have been an active scholastic coach, organizer, tournament
director, and the Texas Chess Association Webmaster, Secretary,
Treasurer, and President, and one of their USCF Delegates for as long
as we have had a SOMOV system. My result was first place in Region X,
which also included votes from NM and OK; although, I finished last
overall.
Sincerely,
George John
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| George John 2005-07-26, 8:33 pm |
| Mike Nolan just posted that the total number of valid ballots cast was
about 5500. Therefore, I can post another factoid, the percentage of
ballots which included a vote for Sam Sloan:
2003 37%
2004 27%
2005 19%
Once can only hope that, should he continue to run, his result will
approach his 2001 result:
2001 5% (22 votes from 426 ballots)
Note: 2001 was the last year under the old system. In this system the
voters were, as a group, most likely much better informed than they are
currently. In that election (my first) I finished with roughly 45%
(190 votes) of the ballots with a vote for me. For every vote cast for
Sam Sloan, I received roughly nine.
One can hope that as OMOV matures, the voters will become better
informed as a group, and the trend 37%, 27%, 19% will continue towards
and perhaps even improve upon the 5% achieved under the old system.
Best regards,
George John
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| PeteCasso 2005-07-26, 8:33 pm |
| > 1) adult felony criminal record in detail
quote:
> 2) securities license history
> 3) law suit history and the resulting economic impact to the
> organization
I'm not really interested in USCF politics and can't really comment on the
items on the list, but I would add
4) lack of administrative knowledge and skill
If he had gotten the job he ran for, he would have mishandled (at least?)
the administrative aspect thereof.
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